Join UBC interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) for the iCON South Asian Health Forum on March 26 and 27, 2022 to learn more about the support programs and resources provided by local health and community organizations.
Take Charge of Your Health: Preventing and Managing Stroke
Date: Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27, 2022
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM PT
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (Meeting link will be provided to registered participants)
Speakers:
- Dr. Gulzar Cheema, Family Physician
- Dr. Dr Sajal Jain, Cardiologist
- Priti Suri, Registered Dietician
- Dr. Kendall Ho, Emergency Physician, Lead of UBC Digital Emergency Medicine Unit
- Dr. Preet Chahal, Neurologist
- Dr. Leena Jain, Geriatrician
- Dr. Rajiv Reebye, Physiatrist
- Representative from Family Caregivers of BC
- Representative from Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon
Delivered in Punjabi, Hindi, and English, this forum is designed to help patients, their families and caregivers optimize their quality of life by empowering them with knowledge and resources to prevent and manage stroke. Through a series of presentations and discussions, health experts from the community will educate and engage with the audience on health topics including:
- Stroke – early detection and when to seek help
- Tips – prevent and manage stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol
- Post-stroke management – nutrition and mental health, home safety
- Where and how to find help in the community – navigation of health services, treatments, and medications
Learn more: http://bitly.ws/opcq
The South Asian Health Forum is part of iCON’s Healthy@Home series. Healthy@Home is a community education strategy that promotes primary and secondary disease prevention, seeking to keep patients, especially seniors, healthy and thriving at home.
If you have any questions or difficulties registering, please contact the iCON Project team: icon.support@ubc.ca
